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May 20, 2019

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MBA News Round Up

The Job Market: Forbes’ “It’s A Good Time to Go To A B-Level B-School” reports that in today’s economy, job opportunities may be fewer and farther between for Wharton and Harvard graduates than for graduates of second tier MBA programs. Deanne Fuehne, director of the career management center at Rice University’s graduate school for business… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / Chicago, GMAT, GRE, Harvard HBS, MIT Sloan, Stanford GSB, Wharton / GMAT, hiring, recruiting, Wharton

April 19, 2018

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Sustainable MBAs

Thinking about a career in sustainable enterprise?  Each year the Aspen Institute ranks MBA programs in their Beyond Grey Pinstripes edition on the schools’ ability to provide curriculum, research and careers while looking at the triple bottom line.  This list continues to grow, but according to the 2010 rankings, candidates looking at MBA programs that… 

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Article by Natalie Grinblatt / Columbia, Cornell Johnson, INSEAD, MBA Admissions, Michigan Ross, Notre Dame Mendoza, NYU Stern, Rankings, Stanford GSB, UC Berkeley Haas, UNC Kenan Flagler, UVA Darden, Yale SOM / Columbia Business School, INSEAD, Rankings

November 28, 2016

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How Business Schools Have Failed Business

Business school deans and educational thought leaders are doing a lot of soul-searching concerning the role and culpability of graduate business schools in the economic downturn. Dean Robert Bruner of Darden on April 5 wrote on Twitter “Controversy over the role of B-schools in the crisis. Did they warn strongly enough about the risks of toxic… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / Harvard HBS, MBA Admissions, McGIll University, Rankings, Stanford GSB, UNC Kenan Flagler, UVA Darden, Yale SOM / Harvard Business School, leadership, twitter, Wall St. Journal

November 27, 2016

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Stanford Sloan Master Program: Q&A with Dr. Bruce McKern, Director

Last week I had the pleasure of talking to Dr. Bruce McKern, Director of the Stanford Sloan Master’s Program. If you are a manager with more than eight years of impressive professional growth and interested in accelerating that growth by studying for a Masters of Science in Management, then you should be very interested in… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / EMBA, London Business School, MBA Admissions, MIT Sloan, Stanford GSB / EMBA, entrepreneurship, GMAT, leadership, London Business School, Q&A, Stanford GSB

July 29, 2010

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MBA Applicants: What McKinsey (and HBS) Wants

They were looking for four things. I didn’t know until I’d made it to the third and last round of interviews, but McKinsey and Company, the strategy consulting firm perennially ranked among the top “dream” employers of MBA students, was looking for four specific qualities in the candidates they hired. By my calculations, McKinsey made… 

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Article by / Harvard HBS, MBA Admissions, Northwestern Kellogg, Stanford GSB, Wharton / Admissions Consulting, hiring, leadership, Wharton

January 20, 2010

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Stanford Wins First Place for Forbes’ “The Most Satisfied MBAs”

Forbes took its survey findings from “The Best Business Schools” and compiled a second rankings report: “The Most Satisfied MBAs.” Stanford won top slot for both rankings. It is #1 for providing the best return on investment for its graduates, as well as for churning out MBAs who are extremely satisfied with their current jobs… 

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Article by Accepted / Chicago, Dartmouth Tuck, INSEAD, International, London Business School, MBA Admissions, NYU Stern, Rankings, Stanford GSB, UC Berkeley Haas, UCLA Anderson, UVA Darden, Wharton / Dartmouth Tuck, INSEAD, NYU Stern, Rankings, Stanford GSB, UC Berkeley Haas, UCLA Anderson, Wharton

January 14, 2010

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New “No-Co-Signer” Loans Aid Foreign MBA Students

According to BusinessWeek, Chicago Booth, Northwestern University, Rochester’s Simon School, and UCLA Anderson are among the six universities and 15 graduate programs that have joined the Affiliated Loan Program for Students (ALPS), a solution to the international student loan crisis. In 2008, just as admissions season was approaching, a few major international student loan lenders… 

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Article by Accepted / Chicago, Financial Aid, Harvard HBS, MIT Sloan, Northwestern Kellogg, Stanford GSB, UCLA Anderson, Wharton / international student, MIT Sloan, UCLA Anderson, Wharton

October 28, 2009

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Beyond Grey Pinstripes Ranking of MBA Programs

The Aspen Institute published last week its biannual ranking of MBA programs, “Beyond Grey Pinstripes.” This ranking ignores admissions criteria and abandons ROI. Through surveys of 149 participating schools, it attempts to rank the programs according to their “social impact management” or addressing of social, environmental or ethical topics. The goal: “spotlight innovative full-time MBA… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / Columbia, MBA Admissions, Michigan Ross, Notre Dame Mendoza, NYU Stern, Rankings, Stanford GSB, UC Berkeley Haas, Yale SOM / entrepreneurship, Michigan Ross, NYU Stern, Stanford GSB, Yale SOM

September 21, 2009

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MBA Essay Tip: Responding to Criticism

2012 MBA Applicant posted recently that thanks to an upcoming employment review he will have material for the question, “What is the toughest criticism you have ever received and what did you learn?” While we’re glad that  2012 MBA Applicant has material, I thought you (and maybe even 2012 MBA Applicant) may want tips on… 

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Article by Jennifer Bloom / Chicago, Dartmouth Tuck, MBA Admissions, MBA Interview, Stanford GSB, Wharton / Wharton

June 12, 2009

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Earlier Round 1 MBA Application Deadlines/Notification Dates

Several top MBA programs have released their 2009-2010 application deadlines and essay questions, and I am noticing an interesting trend for those programs that have three rounds. Harvard, Wharton, and Stanford have all moved their Round 1 deadline to the first week in October and their Round 1 notification date to mid December.  2009-2010 Round… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / Harvard HBS, MBA Admissions, Stanford GSB, Wharton / recruiting, Wharton

June 10, 2009

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What Does It Mean to Write from the “Inside Out”?

After devoting many days and countless revisions to his 250-word Stanford GSB Reliance Fellowship essay, the blogger at MBAdreamz concludes: “The mantra for writing essays should be bringing one’s ‘INSIDE OUT.’ The more one knows and reveals (about himself) in the essays, the more comfortable and confident he would be with the essays.” Having worked… 

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Article by Judy Gruen / Grad School Admissions, Law School Admissions, MBA Admissions, Medical School Admissions, Stanford GSB / career goals, Fellowship, Stanford GSB

April 23, 2009

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US News Grad Rankings Are Out!

The US News just released its 2009 Grad School Rankings. I’m going to list the top ten for business school, law school, and medical school (research) and provide links to the ranking methodology for each category. For other graduate specialties, please visit the US News site. Business School Rankings and methodology 1. Harvard2. Stanford3. Northwestern Kellogg… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / Chicago, College Admissions, Columbia, Columbia University, Cornell Johnson, Dartmouth Tuck, Duke Fuqua, Duke Law, Grad School Admissions, Harvard HBS, Harvard Law HLS, Law School Admissions, LLM, MBA Admissions, Medical School Admissions, Michigan Ross, MIT Sloan, Northwestern Kellogg, NYU Stern, Rankings, Stanford GSB, Stanford Law, UC Berkeley Boalt Law, UC Berkeley Haas, USC, UVA Darden, UVA Law, Wharton, Yale Law YLS, Yale SOM / Northwestern Kellogg, Rankings, UC Berkeley Haas, US News

March 10, 2009

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7 Signposts to Differences Among MBA Programs

After reading “Musings on Kellogg’s Differentiators” by Managing Magic, who describes well a few distinguishing characteristics at Kellogg, I decided to explore the factors MBA applicants should examine to uncover the differences between programs. Researching these elements will help MBA applicants as they start their school research. They may also be worth a second look… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / Chicago, Columbia, Dartmouth Tuck, Harvard HBS, MBA Admissions, Michigan Ross, MIT Sloan, Northwestern Kellogg, Stanford GSB, UVA Darden, Wharton, Yale SOM / MIT Sloan, Wharton

November 28, 2008

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MBA Admissions: No-Cosigner Loans for International Students

There has been a lot of talk about the sudden dearth of financing options for international students who would like to attend American MBA programs. Some applicants are questioning whether to apply if they will have no way of paying for the degree. I decided to research the situation and find out just how bad… 

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Article by Jennifer Bloom / Chicago, CMU Tepper, Cornell Johnson, Dartmouth Tuck, Financial Aid, Harvard HBS, MBA Admissions, MIT Sloan, Northwestern Kellogg, Stanford GSB, UC Berkeley Haas, Wharton / CMU Tepper, MIT Sloan, Wharton

September 18, 2008

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Accepted Welcomes Natalie Grinblatt

It is with great pleasure that I welcome Natalie Grinblatt to Accepted’s staff. Natalie previously served as: Assistant Dean at Arizona State University’s W P Carey School of Management. Director of Admissions and Financial Aid at Cornell’s Johnson School Director of MBA Student Affairs and Enrollment Management at the University of Michigan (where she also… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / Admissions Consulting, Babson, BBA Admissions, Chicago, CMU Tepper, College Admissions, Columbia, Consortium, Cornell Johnson, Dartmouth Tuck, Duke Fuqua, EMBA, Emory Goizueta, Financial Aid, Georgetown McDonough, GMAT, Harvard HBS, IMD, Indiana Kelley, INSEAD, London Business School, MBA Admissions, MBA Interview, MBA Waitlist, Michigan Ross, MIT Sloan, Northwestern Kellogg, Notre Dame Mendoza, NYU Stern, Stanford GSB, UC Berkeley Haas, UCLA Anderson, UNC Kenan Flagler, USC Marshall, UVA Darden, Wharton, Yale SOM / Financial Aid

June 4, 2008

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The Stanford Reliance Dhirubhai Fellowship

All Indian students considering applying to the Stanford MBA program should check out the new Reliance Dhirubhai Fellowship. The scholarship covers everything for up to 5 Indian students to attend Stanford GSB, and the top 50 finalists for the Fellowship will even receive a break on applying – taking the GMAT and submitting Stanford’s application… 

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Article by Jennifer Bloom / Financial Aid, MBA Admissions, Stanford GSB / Fellowship, GMAT, leadership, Stanford GSB

December 5, 2007

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BW Interview with Stanford’s Derrick Bolton

BW has published an informative and lengthy interview with Stanford’s Director of Admissions Derrick Bolton. If you are a Stanford applicant either preparing for a R1 interview or drafting and editing your R2 essays, this really is a must-read. At the same time, while I strongly recommend this interview to Stanford applicants and find much… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / Admissions Consulting, MBA Admissions, Rankings, Stanford GSB / Admissions Consulting, GMAT, personal statement, writing techniques

September 19, 2007

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Employment News for Grads

There have been a few fascinating articles this week focused on job opportunities for recent graduates of college and various graduate programs. Here is a brief run-down: "Best Places to Launch a Career" is a BusinessWeek Special Report surveying hiring trends for Generation Y and "ranking" the best employers. Included are pieces about the Big… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / College Admissions, Grad School Admissions, Harvard HBS, Law School Admissions, MBA Admissions, Medical School Admissions, Rankings, Stanford GSB, Wharton / finance, hiring, recruiting, Wall St. Journal, Wharton

May 10, 2007

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Association of International Graduate Admissions Consultants

Two years ago I attended Tuck’s first Conference of International Educational Advisors. I went with the purpose of  learning more about Tuck. And I did learn a lot about Tuck, as expected, but I discovered that I enjoyed meeting my competition and professional colleagues much more than I anticipated. The networking was great!  I have… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / Admissions Consulting, Babson, Chicago, CMU Tepper, Columbia, Cornell Johnson, Dartmouth Tuck, Dental School, Duke Fuqua, EMBA, Fellowship, Grad School Admissions, Harvard HBS, Harvard Law HLS, IMD, INSEAD, Law School Admissions, LLM, London Business School, MBA Admissions, Medical School Admissions, Michigan Ross, MIT Sloan, Northwestern Kellogg, NYU Stern, Residency, Stanford GSB, Stanford Law, UC Berkeley Haas, UCLA Anderson, UCLA Law, UNC Kenan Flagler, USC Marshall, UVA Darden, UVA Law, Wharton, Yale Law YLS, Yale SOM / Admissions Consulting, AIGAC, GMAC

March 9, 2007

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MBA Admissions: Gridiron to Spreadsheets

What are pro football players to do with all those millions they make during their lucrative, but ephemeral careers? Wharton, Stanford, Harvard, and Kellogg Business Schools are prepared to show 116 of them how to handle the dough in special courses geared to NFL players. In "HBS Sponsors Program for NFL Pros" the Harvard Gazette… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / Harvard HBS, MBA Admissions, Northwestern Kellogg, Stanford GSB, Wharton / Wharton

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